Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 77.5% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹356.68
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.68
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.83
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.52
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.15
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.36
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.53
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.24
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.45
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.38
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.38
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.40
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.21
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.58
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.37
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.98
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,019.09
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,120,993.85
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹214.01
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹637.76
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,731.85
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,014.06
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,576.91
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
Delhi
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,063.92
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,526.66
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹152.86
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.36
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.49
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,758.62
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹407.63
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Delhi
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,405.62
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,904.19
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,975.94
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,169.51
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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